Unknown to flight crew they carried hazardous materials as part of cargo.

Attributes
ACN	251751
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	251751
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing in ric and the aircraft unloaded, an unsecured, unmarked and sealed box was found aft of the rearmost container position. Upon closer inspection a strong gasoline odor was noticed. We opened the box to find an internal combustion engine driven water-methanol transfer pump. This is of course hazardous material (hazmat). Neither of the flight crew were properly or otherwise notified, not even for weight and balance purposes. The knowledge of the existence of this hazmat, hidden in a box and smuggled on the aircraft by the 'shipper,' was obviously not meant to be known by the flight crew. This shipper has no qualified employees to receive, accept, inspect or prepare hazmat for shipment, nor fill out a pilot notification form. The shipper, in general, is xyz corporation and specifically is their director of maintenance who evidently does not believe crash fire rescue equipment 49 regulations apply to him or xyz corporation. I notified the manager of operations control to notify the director of operations and chief pilot, who was out of town. An irregularity report was also filled out (primary communication to the director of operations and chief pilot). I later found that they had tried to ship this hazmat 1 day earlier, with another flight crew. This flight crew was verbally notified and refused to carry it. This is not the first discrepancy involving hazmat xyz has subject me to, but it is the most extreme.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNKNOWN TO FLC THEY CARRIED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AS PART OF CARGO.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN RIC AND THE ACFT UNLOADED, AN UNSECURED, UNMARKED AND SEALED BOX WAS FOUND AFT OF THE REARMOST CONTAINER POS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WAS NOTICED. WE OPENED THE BOX TO FIND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENG DRIVEN WATER-METHANOL TRANSFER PUMP. THIS IS OF COURSE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT). NEITHER OF THE FLC WERE PROPERLY OR OTHERWISE NOTIFIED, NOT EVEN FOR WT AND BAL PURPOSES. THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THIS HAZMAT, HIDDEN IN A BOX AND SMUGGLED ON THE ACFT BY THE 'SHIPPER,' WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT MEANT TO BE KNOWN BY THE FLC. THIS SHIPPER HAS NO QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE, ACCEPT, INSPECT OR PREPARE HAZMAT FOR SHIPMENT, NOR FILL OUT A PLT NOTIFICATION FORM. THE SHIPPER, IN GENERAL, IS XYZ CORPORATION AND SPECIFICALLY IS THEIR DIRECTOR OF MAINT WHO EVIDENTLY DOES NOT BELIEVE CFR 49 REGS APPLY TO HIM OR XYZ CORPORATION. I NOTIFIED THE MGR OF OPS CTL TO NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR OF OPS AND CHIEF PLT, WHO WAS OUT OF TOWN. AN IRREGULARITY RPT WAS ALSO FILLED OUT (PRIMARY COM TO THE DIRECTOR OF OPS AND CHIEF PLT). I LATER FOUND THAT THEY HAD TRIED TO SHIP THIS HAZMAT 1 DAY EARLIER, WITH ANOTHER FLC. THIS FLC WAS VERBALLY NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO CARRY IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST DISCREPANCY INVOLVING HAZMAT XYZ HAS SUBJECT ME TO, BUT IT IS THE MOST EXTREME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.